Element One to Hold ‘Visulutionary Day’
Element One will hold a demonstration day on the 15th September, at its headquarters near Karlsruhe, Germany. To register, send an email to [email protected] with the subject line ‘VISULUTIONARY DAY 16’.
Element One will hold a demonstration day on the 15th September, at its headquarters near Karlsruhe, Germany. To register, send an email to [email protected] with the subject line ‘VISULUTIONARY DAY 16’.
A small 360° camera has been invented as an addon for the iPhone 6 family. The Insta360 Nano can shoot and live-stream both 3040 x 1520 video (for VR) and stills from the phone. It uses two 210° fisheye lenses and holds an 800mAh battery and 64GB memory card. The camera costs $200.
The shortlist for Hispasat’s 4k International Short Film Festival (Spain, September) contains 40% more films than the 2015 edition, Hispasat has said. More than 100 films have been submitted; winners will be chosen by a jury, including filmmakers and employees of Samsung, Dolby and Hispasat. A new prize, sponsored by Samsung, is the Samsung SUHD … Read more
Four weeks ago, LG announced that it was supplying OLEDs for Audi’s TT RS coupe. Osram has now joined the same market, developing and supplying OLEDs for the taillights in BMW’s M4 GTS. Although the announcement comes a month later, Osram says that its lights will be first on the road in a production car: … Read more
UBI Research claims that LG Display shipped 140,000 65″ OLED panels in Q2, as it has begun to supply companies outside of the LG group including Skyworth and Loewe. LG Electronics was said to have shipped 28,000 OLED TVs in Q2’16: almost double the results of Q2’15.
Microsoft reported Q4 2016 net profit of $3.1 billion, up from a net loss of $3.2 billion in the previous year period. Turnover was $22.6 billion, down 7% YoY from $22.1 billion. For the full year 2016, net profit was $16.8 billion, up 38% YoY from $12.2 billion, while turnover was $85.3 billion, down 9% … Read more
Image: The VergeOSVR (Razer Strikes Nvidia’s Shield) is now taking pre-orders for its second modular dev kit, HDK 2. The kit will begin to be shipped on the 29th July and prices start at $400. The biggest change is in the dual OLED displays, which have a higher resolution and frame rate (2160 x 1200, … Read more
Sony launched three new TVs in the USA last month: the X800D, X750D and X700D (UHD Becomes More Affordable With Sony). These have now been launched in Europe as the XD70, XD75 and XD80, along with two more models: the XD83 and SD80. Both of the new models (despite the SD80’s name) are UltraHD and … Read more
Canadian broadcaster Telus has launched the first UltraHD TV service in Western Canada. ‘4K on Optik TV’ can be accessed by residents of British Columbia and Alberta and includes a variety of content, including extreme sports and VoD.
State of the art video technology donated by Burnley firm eyevis UK has helped Sean Dyche and his Clarets team during their promotion-winning season, as well as helping to produce stars of the future. The company, based in Halifax Road, Briercliffe, provides high quality video display and audio visual solutions to a range of clients … Read more
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. and Jaunt Inc., the industry leader in cinematic virtual reality (VR), today announced the launch of the first dedicated VR content portal featuring titles mixed in Dolby Atmos® sound to enhance viewers’ sense of realism within the Jaunt® VR app. A custom, branded environment, the Dolby Atmos portal will allow viewers to … Read more
The world’s first All-in-One VR Headset, Deepoon’s Standalone VR Headset M2, started shipping from June 28, 2016. From April 1, 2016, when pre-sale started, to the end of June 2016, Deepoon received over 20,000 orders for the M2, a milestone never before seen in the history of China’s virtual reality headset industry. The Deepoon M2 … Read more